AGL Energy offers zero up-front solar and battery bundle, backed by low-interest finance and offering a $1,000 discount for customers who sign up to the VPP.
AGL offers “all-in-one” solar and battery bundle as it seeks to boost virtual power plant
Battery/Storage
Schneider Electric hybrid inverter certified for use in Australian homes
Schneider Electric's XW Pro IEC inverter meets CEC safety requirements, paving the way for its use in Australian homes.
Solar and flow battery microgrid to protect Native American lands plagued by fires
Solar plus storage microgrid being installed at Soboba Band of Luiseño Indian lands, an area threatened by wildfire-related power outages in California.
Sonnen launches smaller, more affordable home battery
Sonnen launches new 4.8kW/10kWh sonnenCore to expand “and ultimately lead” market for high quality but affordable residential batteries “for any home."
W.A. mine becomes first to run on solar and battery only during daylight hours
Hybrid Systems-built solar, battery and diesel microgrid proves able to go 'hydrocarbon free' during the day, and run a W.A. clay mine on solar only.
Tasmania’s Maria Island to be powered by solar and battery microgrid
Tasmania government calls for tenders to design and build a solar and battery system at the World Heritage-listed "island national park," Maria Island.
VSUN cracks home battery market with off-grid vanadium flow system
Australian vanadium flow battery specialist marks first ever residential sale, providing energy storage component for a stand-alone power system in regional W.A.
Hepburn community wind farm looks to add solar and big battery
Australia's first community owned wind farm seeks to add a solar farm and a big battery to its facility.
Alpha ESS launches 13.3kWh battery, cheaper than a Powerwall
Just as Tesla upped the Australian price of its Powerwall 2 by $800, the latest Alpha ESS Smile 5 has appeared on the market offering the same capacity for nearly $5,000 less.
Victoria solar and battery rebate boost to tap in to record demand
Solar Victoria says new injection of state government funds to hugely popular Solar Homes scheme will help meet record new demand for residential solar and batteries.
Tesla hikes price of Powerwall 2 home battery in Australia
The price of the 13.5kWh Tesla Powerwall 2 battery has quietly jumped by $800 in Australia, just weeks after it was raised by $US500 in America due to "through the roof" demand.
Social Energy launches solar and battery VPP-based retail offer in Australia
UK-based green power retailer launches in Australia with promise of 40c/kWh solar feed-in tariff and “cutting-edge” virtual power plant technology that will optimise battery storage ROI and power bill savings.
How solar and batteries helped save a home, and its people, from a fire storm
New documentary TV series tells story of how a solar and battery storage system went off-grid and into battle to help save a house and its nine occupants from the devastating bushfires that ravaged Kangaroo Valley in NSW in January.
Nearly 800 Tesla Powerwall 2 batteries clocked en route to Australia
A Tweet from Tesla container ship and delivery tracker VedaPrime reminds us that demand for home energy storage is ticking along nicely in the land of abundant rooftop solar.
South Australia boosts Home Battery Scheme, seeking bigger bang for buck
S.A. government throws more money at Home Battery Scheme, boosting overall target to 440MWh and paving way for households to invest in bigger batteries.
Sonnen to pay households with batteries to help stabilise the grid
Sonnen launches new rewards program in Australia, offering cash payments to battery customers participating in a new VPP providing grid stability services.
